'The Constitution is under attack by the BJP': Rahul Gandhi

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December 28, 2017

New Delhi, Dec 28: In his first address as Congress president, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday marked a clear distinction between his party and the BJP.

"The Congress accepts the truth and fights for it, while the BJP believes that a lie can be used for political benefit.

"What is happening in our country today is a web of deceit. The BJP is operating on the basic idea that a lie can be used for political benefit," Rahul said addressing the 133rd foundation day of the Congress at the AICC headquarters here.

"The central idea of the Congress is the truth. We accept the truth, we work with the truth and we fight for the truth... this is the difference between us and them," the Congress president added.

"We might suffer, we might not do well, we might even lose, but we will not give up the truth. And that is the difference between the Congress party and them," he said.

Keeping up his attack on the Modi government, Rahul said that the Constitution was under attack both directly and surreptitiously and it was the duty of the Congress to defend it.

Rahul's statement comes on a day when Parliament witnessed an uproar for the second consecutive day over Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde's reported remarks about the Modi government planning to review the Constitution and his questioning of the "parentage of secularists".

"One of the most important moments in our history was the day we got our Constitution... It is distressing to see that this document, the foundation of our country given to us by the Congress party, given to us by Mr Ambedkar is under attack. It is under attack directly. Statements are being made by senior members of the BJP and it is under attack surreptitiously from the back," Rahul said.

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JDS managed to win 19 seats in 2023 Karnataka polls thanks to Muslim votes: C M Ibrahim

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November 26,2024

Former minister and ex-MLC C M Ibrahim claimed that he still heads the original JD(S) and asked former prime minister and party supremo H D Deve Gowda to cut ties with the BJP, so that the party can be strengthened again. He also said options are being explored to either strengthen the JD(S) or to float a new regional party.

He was speaking to media persons, in Mysuru, on Monday, after meeting JD(S) MLA and former minister G T Deve Gowda, who has expressed his displeasure that he has been sidelined in the party and the party leaders have indicated his retirement from politics.

He stated, “If Deve Gowda had joined the Congress, during the last Assembly election, he would have been a minister now. We retained him in the JD(S), to strengthen the party. Now, efforts are being made to strangulate Deve Gowda’s political career. I have discussed all matters with Deve Gowda. In two days, I will start a Karnataka state tour and meet some leaders. After that, I will meet Deve Gowda again, and then decide on the further course of action.”

Ibrahim said, “The original JD(S) is ours. I am still its state president. All documents and accounts are in our name. Even now, if Deve Gowda leaves BJP’s company and returns, we will build the JD(S) again”.

“Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy should mend his ways and stop making JD(S) into a family-owned company. The JD(S)’s situation has become hopeless. Its love for the BJP is over. He should understand this,” he said.

“When I was with Kumaraswamy, he spent just Rs 4 crore in Channapatna and won by 20,000 votes. Now, without me, he spent Rs 150 crore and still lost by 25,000 votes. Without Muslims’ support, the JD(S) cannot win a single seat. Now, it is proved that 19 MLAs of the JD(S) won in 2023, because of Muslims,” he added.

Speaking on other options available, Ibrahim said, “We have not yet decided to go with the Congress. We are only considering to establish a third front. Whether it is founding a new regional party, forming a third front, or strengthening the JD(S), will be decided shortly.”

Earlier during the day, before meeting Deve Gowda, Ibrahim had said, that 12 to 13 JD(S) MLAs were dissatisfied with the party, but like Deve Gowda, were enduring pain.

“Now, I have started the task of uniting them. I as the JD(S) state president, it is my responsibility to address our MLAs’ grievances. At present, the JD(S) is on fire and all JD(S) MLAs want to protect their respective constituency. Hence, they have started speaking one by one,” he said.

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